Case Acquitted: Murder Defendant Waives Right to Independent DNA Testing

By Rosie Rohrer [former] - June 9, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Green was acquitted of the murder charge on Aug. 24, 2023.

On June 9, a defendant in a 2020 murder case waived her right to have DNA evidence independently tested.

Tamika Green, 37, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license for her alleged connection to the death of Bryan Tate, Jr. 

According to court documents Tate, 37, died of gunshot wounds on Feb, 20, 2020 on the 1600 block of 18th Street, SE in what was described in a domestic dispute.

Prosecuting attorneys discussed three sets of DNA evidence the government had tested, all of which were inconclusive, including blood swabs from the scene and the decedent’s fingernails. 

Green waived her right to have this evidence tested independently by a lab of her choice. 

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo reminded her this was a permanent decision, regardless of the outcome of her case. 

Green’s trial is scheduled to begin on July 26. 

Parties are expected to return June 16 for a status hearing.